Slim Calm Sexy Yoga: 210 Proven Yoga Moves for Mind/Body Bliss

in a comfortable cross-legged position. Rest your palms on your thighs and extend your spine upward. Lean back slightly against your partner. Close your eyes and follow your breath for a few minutes.

If it’s more comfortable, you can hold your ankles instead of resting your palms on your thighs.

  Back-to-Back Lean
    Sit up tall with the soles of your feet together. Lean back against each other. Breathe here for a few breaths. Allow your hips to release each time you exhale.

  Back-to-Back Twist
    Sit up tall. Place your left hand on your right knee and your right hand on your partner’s left thigh, just above the knee. He should do the same. Press down on each other’s thighs and twist your torsos to the right. On each inhale, lift up a little higher in your torso. On each exhale, twist a little farther.

You can hold onto your left foot with your left hand instead of resting it on your knee.

  Back-to-Back Recline
    From your back-to-back position, lean back on your partner, resting your head on his upper back, while he bends forward. Stay here for 5 long, deep breaths, then switch.

    JUST GO WITH IT
    Don’t try to force a “perfect couple” moment. Stay with your breath and stay open, and whatever happens will be authentic.

  Seated Straddle
    Face each other and spread your legs wide. Depending on how flexible each of you is, you can place your feet together, or if one partner is less flexible, that partner can place his or her feet at the other’s ankles or calves. Link hands, wrists, or arms and breathe here for a few breaths.

  Forward Bend Back Press
    Sit with your backs together, your legs stretched straight or slightly bent in front of you, and your feet flexed. Take turns coming into an easy forward bend. The partner not bending forward places his or her feet on the floor and sits gently on the other person’s lower back. Ease into how much weight you’re resting on your partner, and remember to communicate about how it feels.

  Cow Face Partner Adjustment
    Have your partner sit on the mat in cow phase pose resting his forearms on the floor. Kneel on your left leg behind him and extend your right leg behind you, toes under. Press your chest against his upper back, gently guiding his torso forward.

  Eagle Twist Partner Adjustment
    Have your partner lie on his back, hooking his right foot around the outside of his left calf. He should bend his knees and let them fall to the left. Stand on the mat below his hips and place your right hand just above the outside of his right knee and your left hand on his right shoulder. He should exhale while you press down and inhale when you ease the pressure.

  Corpse Partner Adjustment
    Have your partner lie on his back in corpse pose, eyes closed. Stand over his legs and place your right hand under his left lower back and your left hand on top of his right thigh. Gently lift his lower back while pressing down on his thigh.

  Corpse Neck Massage
    While your partner is in corpse pose, kneel down behind his head, place your hands at the base of his neck, and alternate moving each hand toward his head, rubbing his neck as you go.

  Corpse Temple Massage
    While your partner is in corpse pose, kneel down behind his head, place your fingertips on the center of his forehead, right above his eyebrows, and gently press down and out toward his temples. When you reach his temples, press a little more firmly.

  Corpse Temple Massage
    While your partner is in corpse pose, kneel down behind his head, place your fingertips on the center of his forehead, right above his eyebrows, and gently press down and out toward his temples. When you reach his temples, press a little more firmly.

CHAPTER 04
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The secret to taking control of your weight

    Everyone knows that diets and workout plans are useless unless you stick to them. To get slim-body results, you have to first understand that losing weight and maintaining a healthy physique require a complete lifestyle makeover.
    Sounds daunting, huh?
    It doesn’t have to be.
    This is where the principles of yoga come in. Doing yoga will give you great muscle tone and flexibility, for sure. But by managing your stress and putting you in touch with your body’s needs, yoga can play a starring role in your slim-body lifestyle overhaul.
    I’m guessing this won’t come as a shock to you, but I’m going to put it out there anyway: Stress is directly linked to packing on pounds.
    In an American Psychological